ORS 468.501: Definitions for ORS 468.501 to 468.521.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As used in ORS 468.501 to 468.521: (1) “Agency” means either the Department of Environmental Quality or the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency created pursuant to ORS 468A.010 to 468A.180, or both, as the context requires. (2) “Commission” means the Environmental Quality Commission. (3) “Environmental laws” means ORS 454.605 to 454.755, 459.005 to 459.153, 459.705 to 459.790, 459.992, 459.995, 465.003 to 465.034 and 466.005 to 466.385 and ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B and rules adopted thereunder. “Environmental laws” does not include any provision of Oregon Revised Statutes or of any municipal ordinance or enactment that regulates the selection of a location for a new facility. (4) “Facility” means any site or contiguous sites, any manufacturing operation or contiguous operations, or any business or municipal activity regulated under any provision of the environmental laws. (5) “Green Permit” means a permit that provides administrative benefits or reduces regulatory requirements to facilities that meet criteria established by the Environmental Quality Commission. (6) “Sponsor” means a person, group or association that submits a proposal under the Green Permit program. [1997 c.553 §2; 2009 c.11 §65]
Official history and status
History: Note: 468.501 to 468.521 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 468 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 340-014-0100: Purpose of Green Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0105: Definitions — implements
- OAR 340-014-0110: Criteria for Approval of a Custom Waiver Permit — implements
- OAR 340-014-0115: Criteria for Approval of a GEMS Participant Permit — implements
- OAR 340-014-0120: Criteria for Approval of a GEMS Achiever Permit — implements
- OAR 340-014-0125: Criteria for Approval of a GEMS Leader Permit — implements
- OAR 340-014-0130: Technical Assistance and Recognition Program for GEMS Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0135: Waivers or Incentives — implements
- OAR 340-014-0140: Conditions and Limitations of Custom Waiver Permits or GEMS Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0145: Procedures for Issuing Custom Waiver Permits or GEMS Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0150: Procedures for Renewing Custom Waiver Permits or GEMS Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0155: Procedures for Modifying Custom Waiver Permits or GEMS Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0160: Termination of Green Permits — implements
- OAR 340-014-0165: Cost Recovery — implements
This rule cites
Cited by
- ORS 468.172: “Environmental management system” defined.
- ORS 468.173: Applicable percentage of certified cost of facility eligible for tax credit.
- ORS 468.503: Purpose of Green Permits.
- ORS 468.521: Recovery of costs of agency in developing, negotiating and publicizing Green Permit; disposition of moneys collected.
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors468.html